Math literacy is increasingly recognized as a fundamental civil right for securing a living wage and participating fully in modern society. This belief was strongly advocated by civil rights activist ...

In the latest push to improve academic proficiency, the Maryland State Department of Education is working to hire 61 math and literacy coaches who will train teachers across the state beginning this ...

Four years ago, Taryn Rawson went all in on the science of reading. Goldrick Elementary in Denver, where Rawson is the principal, changed its curriculum and assessments, schedule, and staffing ...

New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. “I think this is an optimistic release,” Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the ...

Mississippi senators have passed the "Mississippi Math Act" to reform elementary school math education. The bill proposes placing math coaches in schools and implementing early screening for students.

After years of declining test scores, the Maine Department of Education is introducing a plan to bolster math and literacy skills statewide. The department is taking a more hands-on approach than it ...